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Montmajour Abbey

Prestigious monument UNESCO World Heritage, the Benedictine monastery of Montmajour, established on a rocky island surrounded by a swamp two kilometers from Arles, was founded or rather confirmed in 948.

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Accessibility

The closest airport is Marseille Provence Airport but it’s at 88,3 km and 59 min from Arles. All transport information can be found on the airport website.

There is a regional express train serving the Arles station from Marseille or other cities in the region. The hours of lines are provided (in French) on the website of the station TER of Arles city. From the station you have to go to Montmajour abbey by car (about 3 km).

For itinerary by car, use the ViaMichelin website in order to get the quickest, the shortest or the most economical route directions to go to Arles and Montmajour. On the ‘Route Planner’, indicate to ‘Abbaye de Montmajour 13200 Arles, France’.

Accommodation

A large choice of hotels/accomodation can be found in the city of Arles, at 2 km of Montmajour. All those informations can be found on ViaMichelin website, in multiple languages.

For more information (adresses and links to the pages of 3 hotels or hostels recommended and also virtual visit of the city) you can go on the website of Arles tourist service.

About us

Aix-Marseille Université/CNRS/LA3M (UMR7298)

Our institution, CEC Francia Media project partner, is an academic and scientific research public organism. The Laboratoire d’Archéologie Médiévale et Moderne en Méditerranée, founded in 1968 by Gabrielle Démians d’Archimbaud, is a common component (UMR 7298) at Aix-Marseille University and at the CNRS. It brings together 15 professors, 7 searchers from the CNRS and 11 engineers or technicians. The archaeological research is extended to the whole of the Mediterranean area, including studies of archaeological material (ceramics and glass), in southern France and also on the excavations sites opened in Cairo, Portugal, Tunisia, Cyprus, Armenia, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Antilles or northern Syria.

Partners

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This website reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

The project is co-funded by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.